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Soldier's filling their water cart, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1864 - "Cold and Snowstorm. Wood and water fatigue." John J. Fischer, 49th Regiment of NY Volunteers - To reach over and turn on the tap and see the flow of water is something that we expect today. During the Civil War, soldiers were assigned to find and retrieve water for the camp. Each day, men, horses, mules and the camp cooks needed water - day after day after day. Colorized Historical Photos, Union Soldiers, War Image, Water Day, Military Art, Military History, America Civil War, American Revolutionary War, Civil War Photos
Virginia Various | 01838 - Soldier's filling their water cart; Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1864 [LC-DIG-cwpb-01838]
Soldier's filling their water cart, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1864 - "Cold and Snowstorm. Wood and water fatigue." John J. Fischer, 49th Regiment of NY Volunteers - To reach over and turn on the tap and see the flow of water is something that we expect today. During the Civil War, soldiers were assigned to find and retrieve water for the camp. Each day, men, horses, mules and the camp cooks needed water - day after day after day.
culp's hill | Gettysburg - 3rd Day, Culp's Hill...', Pennysylvania, 3 July 1863. Gettysburg Battlefield, Battle Of Gettysburg, American War, American History, Photo Border, Old Photos, Egypt
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culp's hill | Gettysburg - 3rd Day, Culp's Hill...', Pennysylvania, 3 July 1863.
This remarkable photo gives a detail with cannon, flag, soldiers and a likely burial crew in the background to the right of the flag. This is Knap's Battery unlimbered at Antietam near a horse carcass on Sept. 20, 1862. This looks northward from near the Maryland Monument toward the Cornfield. Imagine what these men and these fields had just seen. Us History, Gettysburg Ghosts, Ireland History, Haunted History, History Nerd, American Veterans, Richard Iii, Strange History
This remarkable photo gives a detail with cannon, flag, soldiers and a likely burial crew in the background to the right of the flag. This is Knap's Battery unlimbered at Antietam near a horse carcass on Sept. 20, 1862. This looks northward from near the Maryland Monument toward the Cornfield. Imagine what these men and these fields had just seen.
General U.S. Grant in camp. It was created between 1861 and 1865. Old West, Battle Of Cold Harbor, Abraham Lincoln, Carolina Do Sul, Le Far West
American Civil War Pictures & Photos | General Grant, Lieutenant Colonel Bowers, and General Rawlins at Grant's headquarters, Cold Harbor.
General U.S. Grant in camp. It was created between 1861 and 1865.
7th West Virginia Cavalry. After WVA became a state in the midst of the Civil War in 1863, my great great grandfather Greenberry Buchanan became a soldier in this Union Calvary. I don't know who these soldiers in the picture are, but I'm sure he looked much the same. As a child I often visited his grave on the top of a mountain. It had a WV 7th Calvary marker on it. Native American, Cavalry, Infantry, Civil War Confederate
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7th West Virginia Cavalry. After WVA became a state in the midst of the Civil War in 1863, my great great grandfather Greenberry Buchanan became a soldier in this Union Calvary. I don't know who these soldiers in the picture are, but I'm sure he looked much the same. As a child I often visited his grave on the top of a mountain. It had a WV 7th Calvary marker on it.
Petersburg, Virginia. Camp of companies, C & D, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry Interesting History
Petersburg, Virginia. Camp of companies, C & D, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry
General Grant on horseback--in the first couple of chapters of his autobiography the only "people" he names are his horses History Class, Photoshop, Ulysses Grant, Early Photos, Union Army
General Grant on horseback--in the first couple of chapters of his autobiography the only "people" he names are his horses
Mounting guard inspection, Fort Wagner, South Carolina April 1865. Civil War soldiers' guns were constantly inspected by NCOs for cleanliness and to ensure that movable parts, such as the hammer, were in working order. South Carolina, Old Pictures
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Mounting guard inspection, Fort Wagner, South Carolina April 1865. Civil War soldiers' guns were constantly inspected by NCOs for cleanliness and to ensure that movable parts, such as the hammer, were in working order.
Federal dead were buried, Confederates were left to rot where they fell. America America, North America, Civil Rights
A1008. Federal fallen were buried, Confederate unburied, where they fell - Antietam, MD, September 1862
Federal dead were buried, Confederates were left to rot where they fell.
1863 photo of John L. Burns, War of 1812 veteran and sharpshooter in the Battle of Gettysburg. Burns, born ca. 1793, was a 70-year-old veteran of the War of 1812 when he was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, having volunteered his services as a sharpshooter to the Federal Army. He died of pneumonia in 1872. Mr Burns' flintlock is at half-cock with the frizzen down, ready to ready to fire. Mexican American War, American Heroes, Vintage Photos, Antique Photos
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1863 photo of John L. Burns, War of 1812 veteran and sharpshooter in the Battle of Gettysburg. Burns, born ca. 1793, was a 70-year-old veteran of the War of 1812 when he was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, having volunteered his services as a sharpshooter to the Federal Army. He died of pneumonia in 1872. Mr Burns' flintlock is at half-cock with the frizzen down, ready to ready to fire.
A soldier during the Civil War had his life saved by the Bible in his pocket. He wrote to President Lincoln about it, and the President sent him a replacement with the Presidential signature. World War, Study History, Captain American, History Magazine
Bullet in a Bible
A soldier during the Civil War had his life saved by the Bible in his pocket. He wrote to President Lincoln about it, and the President sent him a replacement with the Presidential signature.
The Confederate POW camp at Andersonville in Georgia - "War is not the fine adventure it is represented to be by novelists and historians, but a dirty bloody mess, unworthy of people who claim to be civilized" (Private Gibbs, 18th Mississippi infantry ; Quoted in A people's history of the civil war) Murcia, History Museum, Family History, Andersonville Prison, Andersonville Georgia, Pow Camp
POW Camp Sumter.
The Confederate POW camp at Andersonville in Georgia - "War is not the fine adventure it is represented to be by novelists and historians, but a dirty bloody mess, unworthy of people who claim to be civilized" (Private Gibbs, 18th Mississippi infantry ; Quoted in A people's history of the civil war)
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Yorktown, Virginia Embarkation for White House Landing, Va. It was created in 1862. Rare Historical Photos, Rare Photos
Yorktown, Virginia Embarkation for White House Landing, Va.
Yorktown, Virginia Embarkation for White House Landing, Va. It was created in 1862.
American <b>Civil</b> <b>War</b> and Photography | <b>Civil War photos by Mathew Brady</b> Battle Of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg Virginia, Battle Of Chancellorsville, Earth
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American <b>Civil</b> <b>War</b> and Photography | <b>Civil War photos by Mathew Brady</b>
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Union Soldiers, 1861
Gettysburg- Troops marching in Gettysburg the day of Lincolns address. November 1863. What it must have been like to be there... British History, American West, Gettysburg Address Speech
Gettysburg- Troops marching in Gettysburg the day of Lincolns address. November 1863. What it must have been like to be there...
Bomb-proof quarters in Fort Sedgwick in front of Petersburg, Va. - May 1865 War Novels, Man Of War, Sedgwick, New York Museums, Photographs Of People
Bomb-proof quarters in Fort Sedgwick in front of Petersburg, Va. - May 1865
Andersonville Prisoners - Was Your Ancestor in a Civil War Prison? More than 13,000 Union prisoners of war died at Andersonville prison during the Civil War. Although probably the most notorious, Andersonville was certainly not the only Civil War prison. Lots of great links too.
Ghosts of Andersonville's Prisoner of War Camp
Andersonville Prisoners - Was Your Ancestor in a Civil War Prison? More than 13,000 Union prisoners of war died at Andersonville prison during the Civil War. Although probably the most notorious, Andersonville was certainly not the only Civil War prison. Lots of great links too.
Lincoln without his signature beard. He only began growing a beard in 1860… American Presidents, Us Presidents, Abraham Lincoln Biography, Civil Rights Activists, History Queen
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Lincoln without his signature beard. He only began growing a beard in 1860…
Civil War General and President Ulysses S. Grant in Color... Original Photo in… Mexican American, History Photos
Civil War General and President Ulysses S. Grant in Color... Original Photo in…
The civil war soldiers and sailors system (cwss) is a database containing… Texas History, Teaching History, Prisoners Of War
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The civil war soldiers and sailors system (cwss) is a database containing…
A. J. Blue, Union cavalry soldier, armed to the teeth. ca. 1861. Ancient History, Old West Photos
A. J. Blue, Union cavalry soldier, armed to the teeth. ca. 1861.
Washington, District of Columbia. Tent life of the 31st Penn. Inf. at Queen's farm, vicinity of Fort Slocum in Washington, DC, 1861. Photo colorization by Sanna Dullaway for TIME; Original image: Library of Congress Vintage Pictures, Time Pictures, American Women, American Vintage
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Washington, District of Columbia. Tent life of the 31st Penn. Inf. at Queen's farm, vicinity of Fort Slocum in Washington, DC, 1861. Photo colorization by Sanna Dullaway for TIME; Original image: Library of Congress
Civil War Sharpshooters: Col. Hiram Berdan’s Creation Calhoun County, Civil War Art
Civil War Sharpshooters: Col. Hiram Berdan’s Creation
Civil War Sharpshooters: Col. Hiram Berdan’s Creation